Rear End Gear Question...ANS NEEDED QUICK!!!!
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From: Leavenworth KS
Rear End Gear Question...ANS NEEDED QUICK!!!!
Ok, I have a 1980'ish rear end and have it all apart. I have 2.96 gears in it now, but would like to go a little bigger. Will this fit? If not, what do I need to be looking for. Only 3 hours left. Thanks.
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I don't know that I would use a set of gears from a Jeep. I'm currently doing new gears in my 80, going from 2.86 to 3.70. Bought mine from here:
http://www.ikerds.com/merchant2/merc...t_Code=300-078
Is your vette an automatic? You're going to lose some of your top end going up to 3.70, you'll be at 5,000 RPM's at 60 Mph. I'm doing a 700R4 transmission in mine - that combination lets you gain the benefits of those gears without having to work the motor so hard on the interstate.
If yours is a manual you might be OK - you're still going to lose some of the top end, but it won't be as bad with a 4 speed manual as it would be with a 3 speed auto.
http://www.ikerds.com/merchant2/merc...t_Code=300-078
Is your vette an automatic? You're going to lose some of your top end going up to 3.70, you'll be at 5,000 RPM's at 60 Mph. I'm doing a 700R4 transmission in mine - that combination lets you gain the benefits of those gears without having to work the motor so hard on the interstate.
If yours is a manual you might be OK - you're still going to lose some of the top end, but it won't be as bad with a 4 speed manual as it would be with a 3 speed auto.
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I don't know that I would use a set of gears from a Jeep. I'm currently doing new gears in my 80, going from 2.86 to 3.70. Bought mine from here:
http://www.ikerds.com/merchant2/merc...t_Code=300-078
Is your vette an automatic? You're going to lose some of your top end going up to 3.70, you'll be at 5,000 RPM's at 60 Mph. I'm doing a 700R4 transmission in mine - that combination lets you gain the benefits of those gears without having to work the motor so hard on the interstate.
If yours is a manual you might be OK - you're still going to lose some of the top end, but it won't be as bad with a 4 speed manual as it would be with a 3 speed auto.
http://www.ikerds.com/merchant2/merc...t_Code=300-078
Is your vette an automatic? You're going to lose some of your top end going up to 3.70, you'll be at 5,000 RPM's at 60 Mph. I'm doing a 700R4 transmission in mine - that combination lets you gain the benefits of those gears without having to work the motor so hard on the interstate.
If yours is a manual you might be OK - you're still going to lose some of the top end, but it won't be as bad with a 4 speed manual as it would be with a 3 speed auto.
http://www.keislerauto.com/tools/gm_analyzer_5sp.html
